U.S. patent number 7,846,141 [Application Number 10/652,100] was granted by the patent office on 2010-12-07 for reduced pressure treatment system. This patent grant is currently assigned to Bluesky Medical Group Incorporated. Invention is credited to Richard Scott Weston.
United States Patent | 7,846,141 |
Weston | December 7, 2010 |
A wound treatment apparatus is provided for treating tissue damage, which comprises a fluid impermeable wound cover sealed over a site for purposes of applying a reduced pressure to the site. The apparatus also includes a cover with protrusions on its surface for purposes of monitoring pressure at the site. An absorbable matrix may be placed in the site of a wound to encourage tissue growth into the matrix. Temperature of the site may be monitored using a layer of temperature sensitive material and temperature sensors connected to an alarm and recording device. A vacuum pump supplies suction within the wound cover over the treatment site. A portable version of the wound treatment apparatus is also provided. Finally, a method for treating wounds using reduced pressure is provided.
Inventors: | Weston; Richard Scott (Carlsbad, CA) |
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Assignee: | Bluesky Medical Group
Incorporated (Memphis, TN) |
Family ID: | 32074363 |
Appl. No.: | 10/652,100 |
Filed: | August 28, 2003 |
Document Identifier | Publication Date | |
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US 20040073151 A1 | Apr 15, 2004 | |
Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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60430827 | Dec 4, 2002 | ||||
60407783 | Sep 3, 2002 | ||||
Current U.S. Class: | 604/313; 602/53 |
Current CPC Class: | A61F 15/008 (20130101); A61M 1/732 (20210501); A61F 13/00068 (20130101); A61F 13/0216 (20130101); A61M 1/90 (20210501); A61F 13/00059 (20130101); A61F 2013/0028 (20130101); A61M 2205/3344 (20130101); A61F 2013/00153 (20130101) |
Current International Class: | A61F 15/00 (20060101) |
Field of Search: | ;604/313,315,327,541 ;602/48-56 |
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